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Furniture Contract

Lancaster City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Sep 2025 at 11:00

Award Notice
Award

21 Sep 2023 at 12:06

Award Notice
Tender

25 May 2023 at 19:05

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The most recent procurement process involves Lancaster City Council, which completed a furniture contract for the supply of furniture packages to council tenants in the UK region. The contract, titled "Furniture Contract," was classified under the domestic furniture category and concluded with an active contract award dated 25th August 2025. This process utilized a selective procurement method known as a restricted procedure, and it reached the award and contract stages. The contract's value was £600,000, with the primary supplier being the Furniture Resource Center.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses involved in manufacturing, supplying, or distributing domestic furniture. Given the nature of restricted procedures, companies capable of demonstrating high quality and competitive pricing stand a good chance of success. Large-scale suppliers, such as the existing contractor, Furniture Resource Center, may be particularly well-suited. This process encourages businesses to align with public sector needs, offering avenues for market expansion and establishing a robust supplier-buyer relationship with local authorities like Lancaster City Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Furniture Contract

Notice Description

Supply of furniture packages to council tennants

Lot Information

Purchase and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist Furniture

Supply of furniture packages to council tennants

Lease and Installation of Office, Home and Specialist Furniture

The consortium seek tender responses from bidders who are able to supply any product(s) that can achieve the core objective as described in the tender documents, this can include: Office: These are products that are designed for use in an office setting. Likely to include, but are not limited to: -- desks e.g. with or without a swivel arm attachment, -- chairs, -- filing cabinets, -- room/desk partitions, -- cupboards. Home: these are products that are designed for use in residential properties. Likely to include, but are not limited to: -- kitchen electrical appliances e.g. kettle, toaster, microwave, etc., -- white goods e.g. washer, dryer, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, etc., -- household electrical appliances e.g. irons, ironing boards, fans/heater, lamps, etc., -- cookers/ovens, -- bedroom furniture e.g. wardrobe, side tables, bookshelves, chest of draws, bedframes, etc. Specialist/communal areas: these are products that are designed for use in specialist residential/properties e.g. care homes or community-based support services. Likely to include, but are not limited to: -- wipeable chairs -- riser chairs -- non-slip mats/rugs -- wheeled trolleys/tables -- medical cabinets, etc.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cf9b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053068-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39100000 - Furniture

39130000 - Office furniture

39134000 - Computer furniture

39140000 - Domestic furniture

39141000 - Kitchen furniture and equipment

39142000 - Garden furniture

39143000 - Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture

39143100 - Bedroom furniture

39143120 - Bedroom furniture, other than beds and beddings

39143200 - Dining-room furniture

39143300 - Living-room furniture

39144000 - Bathroom furniture

39150000 - Miscellaneous furniture and equipment

39151000 - Miscellaneous furniture

39156000 - Lounge and reception-area furniture

39515000 - Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds

39515100 - Curtains

39515400 - Blinds

39530000 - Carpets, mats and rugs

44112200 - Floor coverings

50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£300,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£300,600,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancaster City Council
Additional Buyers

Northern Housing Consortium Ltd

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Abri Trading Limited (T/A NFS)

Family Fund Trading

Furniture Reource Center

Furniture Resource Centre Ltd

Sankey Health Limited

Further Information

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